Matthew Barney

River of Fundament: New York Harbor, 2014
engraved brass and patina
12 ½ x 14 ¾ x 1 ¼ inches (32 x 37 x 3 cm)
© Matthew Barney
Photo: David N. Regen
David N. Regen

Matthew Barney https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BARNm_GF_RoF_NewYorkHarbor-965x800.jpg An engraved-metal scene over a swirling blue-green metal. The top half shows a bridge under clouds and the bottom half shows blue-green colors.

River of Fundament: Leaves of Grass, 2014
engraved brass
14 ¾ x 12 ¼ inches (37 x 31 cm)
© Matthew Barney
Photo: David N. Regen
David N. Regen

Matthew Barney https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BARNm_GF_RoF_LeavesOfGrass.jpg An engraved metal portrait of an older, hairy man with a large beard who sits in front of a bookshelf.

Imperial Mask, 2014
cast polycaprolactone, steel, lapis lazuli, turquoise, carnelian, agate, polyethylene, gold plate, cast copper, bronze and brass
48 x 96 x 96 inches (122 x 244 x 244 cm)
© Matthew Barney
Photo: Maximilian Geuter
Maximilian Geuter

Matthew Barney https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BARNm_GF_ImperialMask.jpg Two sculptures sit in a gallery, the closer one is made of horizontal metal plates and the farther one is made of a white material and is architectural.

Cetacea, 2005
cast polycaprolactone thermoplastic, and self-lubricating plastic, Vivac
34 ¼ x 480 x 480 inches (87 x 1219 x 1219 cm) overall
© Matthew Barney
Photo: Markus Tretter
Markus Tretter

Matthew Barney https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BARNm_GF_Cetacea.jpg A sculpture composed of two white plastic mounds is bisected by two large rectangles of white plastic, forming a pathway. In the far corner sits a roll of hose, and the hose extends through the pathway.